Have we FINISHED SAILING Around the World? | Sailing Florence Ep.137
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Is this it? Have we done it? Is our circumnavigation complete? Sailing offshore in the South Atlantic Ocean we cross the most significant line of our 6 year trip so far, but is it the finish line?
We have been sailing around the world for 6 years after setting off from England in 2016 on board our 37ft sail boat Florence. Join us as we share the highs, lows, and challenges of travelling around the world by boat, Sailing offshore across the Oceans and exploring remote locations with our own little tiny house. Boat life out at sea on the ocean and off the grid.
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00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Boat life at sea
05:39 - Dealing with Squalls
07:39 - The most significant line of longitude for us
22:61 - Next Time
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Music in order as played:
Reflections - www.hooksounds.com - Licenced
Keep Walking - www.hooksounds.com - Creative Commons - Attribution Creative Commons 4.0 license
Breathing Under - www.hooksounds.com - Licenced
Last Breath - www.hooksounds.com - Licenced
There is Hope - Nazar Rybak - www.hooksounds.com - Creative Commons - Attribution Creative Commons 4.0 license
Yes! Florence episode. So happy, its Friday I just opened a bottle of wine, kids are in bed... can my weekend get any better?! You guys have worked so hard over the past 6 years. Thank you for allowing us to come with you on this journey. I'm going to book the day off work to come down to the south coast to shake your hands in person once you get back to the UK! The BEST sailing channel on CZcams. Matt. Amy. You guys deserve every success in life. Keep going!
How you've nurtured Florence on your 6-year Adventure; still looking pristine . Formidable Team; formidable achievement. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. It has been an education and a pleasure. And congratulations on retaining such a positive view of Human Nature.
Thank you for taking all of us with you....really have enjoyed our journey.
Circumnavigated your dreams - the world was just a bonus.
Of all the episodes on all the sailing channels, this one was the most profound in putting the day to day cruising life, and the opportunity that exists for those brave enough to slip the lines, into perspective for me.
Congratulations on an achievement of a lifetime!
I follow a bunch of sailors on CZcams, and you guys make the best videos...hands down! Thank you!
Did I ever mention how much I like your "tag-team" narrations! Your diction is so easy to understand, which is so indicative of the British. You have a great eye for converting the scenery into a scene for us! We follow you because we, too, want to see the world from the deck of a sailboat, and the views are leaving us in awe! And I agree that while the physical world can be beautiful to behold, it is usually the people we encounter along the way that will make or break it for us on the voyage.
Congratulations! What an exciting adventure you two have had! Your videography is superb. Thank you so much for bringing us along. You're a couple of exceptional people.
I really don’t understand how you haven’t gotten more viewers during the last 5 years. I do so enjoy your travels and seeing foreign destinations that I would never otherwise see. I sincerely hope finishing your first circumnavigation does not mean the end of your channel. Not having you to watch would be very much like losing dear old friends I have come to love. Always wishing you fair winds and full sails, and happy times. Cheers.
Gosh is it really six years since we met in Port Solent. I think remember Florence being on the hard and chatting briefly to you both. Your video's have been astonishingly good and you have grown as sailors and people in most extraordinary ways its been a privilege to follow your journey. Thank you.
This was one of those videos you rush home to watch on the big tv…
I also lift my rum glass to the two of you for taking us along on your exciting adventures. I love the recap as it reminds me of your past episodes. You two always put a smile on my face. This has to be made into a movie!
Hard to believe that I have been watching your journey for six years!!!!
Congratulations on completing your global circumnavigation! You have accumulated several lifetimes experiences on your 6+ year voyages, seeing so many parts of the world most of us will never see in person. Thanks to your phenomenal videography and narrative skills your viewers have been able to accompany you from our comfortable chairs, seeing all the fantastic places and people you have encountered. In a world gone mad this channel has been for me a touchstone for humanity, as the interactions you have had across so may different cultures have been overwhelming positive. Thanks for sharing your adventures and best wishes for continued success !
I really liked how you two were reminiscing your voyage and asking each other what your favourite, your least favourite, what scared you. Both of you are a beautiful couple. Thank you
Congratulations on the circumnavigation!! What a huge achievement!
Thanks for taking me around the world, Congrats on your accomplishments!!!!
I had injury,the hole time you're been on your boat,I've been in my room!
So thanks for sharing,your adventures,just so amazing all you have done!!!!
Congratulations 🎉 I couldn’t think of two more deserving sailors for a circumnavigation. I feel blessed for being able to follow your your journey.
I've enjoyed your journey so much I am going to binge watch it from the beginning.
I've been following from the start, and I'm going to do the same!
Well done guys, you're such a great example to peace around the world xxxx
Cheers to 6 years and crossing all the longitudes! You're awesome 👍
Well done. Congratulations.
It’s cool that you follow this channel Barry ! Their a great sailing couple!!
Fair winds ⛵️
No matter how you define a circumnavigation, crossing all lines of longitude is an epic achievement! Well done! 👏 👏
Ha!.
Mourilyan harbor is just around the corner for me. Nice work people.
I had to celebrate with you all too! When you had your pop of rum I had to have a pop of Captain Morgan spiced rum 100 proof.
Mmmm, so good! and congratulations on your passage!
Cheers!
I cant believe I've followed you for six years. What will happen when it is over. There will definately been a void for if it should suddenly end.
But congratulations that is big.
Awesome stuff. Excellent narration , videography ,presentation . Have followed you since the beginning and it just gets better and better . Well done.
Fun, goodbye 👋
Matt and Amy...two of the most likeable people on CZcams 😍
Kia-Ora Matt and Amy..watching this episode and thinking about your own recaps I am simply in ore of your adventures to date. The learning you have both gained and shared have been immeasurable. You are inspirational.
We spend much of our lives putting up barriers for what we think keeps us safe but in reality keeps us isolated in a crowd.
Ive traveled a little and have always noticed the happiest communities are those who have no barriers around their homes or hearts.
Your wonderful vids echo's my experience and is such an important lesson to teach. The world is a better place than we are conditioned to believe.
Thank you so much once again
I can’t believe its been 6 years!! Time does fly! I believe that your thought about slowing down and not pushing the boat ourselves does indeed cut down on damage and wear and tear on equipment and yourselves! I think I learned that 50 years ago when I sailed out of sight of land the first time. I was never one to race, the journey is always more interesting and important!! Thanks for the insight happy travels and good winds!
Well done. You can be proud to take on the world as you did
good idea to include the commentary of the overarching feelings you have had! maybe do that on some regular intervals? stellar idea. life is really all about the stories we exp and imagine and can tale. Thank you Matt and Amy! I live, for now, landlocked in Texas. I am exp the world vicariously thru your efforts....
I found your channel a few years ago, I think you were already in the Pacific. Total congratulations for your achievement. Partially for going around the world but but mostly for achieving your dream. I admire you both. Thanks you for bringing me along.
You have a great knack at telling the story, and very intense optics. Great enjoyable moments that you share. Thanks.
Wow, you guys are in for a shock returning to a totally different UK to the one you left. I really hope it still lives up to your memories and expectations.
Great voyage, well sailed.
There is literally no amount of money that could compare with what you have experienced over these 6 years. PRICELESS. ⛵
I really like your videos, no whistles bells or drums, just as it is. What a joy you two are,keep up the great work please.
You guys are just an awesome couple. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you for taking me along.
You opened my eyes to you tube sailing and a life I've dreamed of.
You've enriched my lives.
Due to our relative ages (I'll be 71 on October 9th), I've regularly been overwhelmed by your courage, skills, love of life and dedication go each other, oh the sailing was great too!
You took me through covid, showing a tenacity I envy.
It's not to strong to say I've loved being a little part of your journey and lives.
May GOD continue to bless you, always.
I'm so jealous of you both! You're doing what many of us only dream of.
Bravo!!! Love your question. and answer narration of your journey, fair winds
Congrats on keeping it all together all the way around. Well done.
What a beautiful reflection on your 6 year passage. I really appreciate hearing your thoughts....and, as usual, the beautiful video coverage of your boat and surrounding sea, etc. Thank you.
Getting home and meeting friends and relatives again feels a much bigger achievement, but crossing the line is definitely worth an evening sundowner! Well done!
So, so good! I have followed you from the start. Your story and the way you tell and share it makes for compelling viewing. You are streets ahead of all other sailing channels. Thank you!
A big congratulations and well done! Such an accomplishment! Thank you so much for bringing us all along and sharing your travels and adventures! Looking forward to seeing what's ahead as you make your way to the America's one again and eventually back to England!
I've watched now since you were in the Pacific crossing and enjoyed watching every video. You two are truly a special couple that have made truly genuine videos of your travels for everyone to enjoy! Not commercial or reality show type videos but real people doing something that most could only dream of! For that I give a big thank you again for sharing!
What great memories you shared here…. Will now have to go back and re watch all your videos 🎉😂
what can i say... you guys are now real sailors well done agree with Amy its all about the people
Ok I should add to this
Both of you m make it real one of the best youtube sailing channels there is
Sure it'd going to end but no its not
Thank you Amy and Matt
Congratulations and Thank You Two for allowing me to come along on your voyage thus far. Hope you stay clear of all the hurricane activity as you make your way across the Atlantic this fall.
Well done legends 👏👏👏👏👏👍
Wow, I remember watching most of those episodes. Not all… but I hadn’t realized how long I’ve been watching y’all’s channel. Of all the sailing channels that I watched back then, you are the only one I still like. I have only a few now but I’m most excited about Florence. Not going to enjoy when y’all hang it up..
I loved hearing your reminiscences about your favorite/least places, etc. since you began your adventure.
Your film making is great! Your attitudes are so positive. The information you impart to us is invaluable. Thank you so much for the journey!
Another I plane is when you cross your outbound track! Talking of memories the image I always recall is the vividness of the colour green of land, it’s not a colour you see at sea! And of course there is the smell of land! For me, Galápagos Islands, sailing in to table bay, sailing into anew York under the narrows bridge and many many more! Enjoy.
We love your adventures. A perfect mixt of traveling and sailing, which you obviously enjoy.
My wife and I also come from a racing background with limited cruising experience. We just bought our cruising boat, a little similar to yours and will be casting the line next year to follow your tracks / wakes.
You have been an inspiration to us, thank you for showing us the way!
Excellent revisiting some of your best and worst memories. The sailing was spot on too! Matt and Amy AND Florence never disappoint. Brilliant!
What an amazing set of memories. A quite wonderful episode as you go back over so much, and so much I can also remember by following your journey. I have to agree with Amy over lightening. Spectacular to watch, but there you are with a 60’ lightening conductor poked up into the sky and a strike could blow out you skin fittings in an instant, and even nearby activity could fry the electrics. I also have to COMPLETELY agree with Amy about the wonderfulness of ocean passages and all the dross of life falling away and life becoming focussed on real things like wind, waves, weather, fresh water, fuel if you’re running a genset or water-making (not one of your issues!), chaffe, when to make the next gybe etc. No more nonsense HR ‘critical’ review sessions or whatever. Yep, she completely describes my feelings
I've no idea how you'll slot back into everyday life on land again back in England.
It's even difficult imagining you doing that.
Congratulations guys! What an awesome milestone!! I rally enjoyed going down memory lane with you. 😊
What a wonderful episode. The cinematography is extrodinary, and you blend the music so well. Really enjoyed the reminiscing about your bests and worsts, your likes and dislikes - congradulations on crossing the prime meridian.
Such a great video. You are both so kind and smart and interested in the world and both great sailers. Your reminiscing actually brought me to tears. Thank you.
Completely behind the drag curb and only watching this now as I was out of wifi coverage. What a great episode and loved your thoughts on the whole passage around the world. I used do this as a long haul airline pilot from above and TBH, going slow in a yacht is the most rewarding way to go. Congratulations to you both! That is one experience you will never forget and well deserved.
Loved your journey and once again well done!!!!
Well! What an achievement. Love everything about you both. Please, please don’t stop.
Thank you very much for sharing your adventure with me. Even though I only caught you guys at the end of your adventure. But it has most definitely been a pleasure. Thank you!!!
Congratulations! What an achievement! Thank you for taking us along on the journey.
Wow, what a lovely video. Just what I needed after a demanding week at work and diabetes catching me up. But I did do the pre winter varnishing on my boat..... Your reflections were touching and thoughtful. Love you guys and when you get home I will send you some shrub to go with the rum! Have a great week.
What an amazing achievement! I for one cannot thank you enough for taking us along! You make every aspect if cruising an excellent experience. Again, a really good video in every way!
Exceptional . All the memories recounted were truly engaging. And the video showing the boat from the perspective of appearing from the ocean toward the boat adds so much to the feeling of being there. Thanks for putting in so much effort. Great job ✨👍🏼
Thank you for sharing, it was a real pleasure to be invited along on your voyage.
Priceless experiences and coverage. Inspiring others to follow. Living life to the full. Gaining new perspectives. No moments wasted. Challenges faced. Coping with sleep deprivation. Amazing cultures. Humbling to watch and quite, quite brilliant.
Total win win win.
I recall the CZcams algorithm suggesting your site 6 years ago I promptly watched and then became a Patreon member for your channel. Other have written what is in my mind far more eloquently.
The only channel that I have followed the complete circumnavigation, as in Covid times a lot have altered plans, and some even sailed back across oceans beating to weather all the way. Never doubted that you would make it. Has been a real pleasure to watch. Thankyou, but more miles yet to cross your tracks, and close the loop!
Hi to you both and ofcourse Florence
I started following during lockdown.
Missed the fact that you had been at Port Solent and left from Portsmouth Harbour.
You are so good and natural with the camera. The cometary is great, thank you for taking the time to share your ups and downs over the trip.
Looking forward to your next update
Moira.
Congratulations! I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now. Having done some ocean sailing myself, you unquestionably describe the joys and emotions of an empty horizon perfectly. Good luck with the next passage and thanks for the great entertainment.
Lovely episode! It was wonderful hearing the good, bad and ugly of your adventures thus far. I'm eagerly awaiting a documentary and/or book of the travels once you return to your homeland!
Well done great trip great insight and great people
Congratulation. You are two very special people. Greetings from Nevada USA.
That has to be the best inspiring sailing vidieo I have ever watched, Well done Guys
.. Just a pleasure to sit down with a red ,,,,, Dream and tell myself what am i doing with my life
Cheers
Tim
My admiration is unlimited.
Just finished binge watching your videos (from leaving Indonesia). They are amazing, stunning views, extraordinary cinematography and great choice of music. Although I'm not into sailing even the episodes about maintaining and upgrading your boat were exciting to watch too. It shows how much effort and planning you put to make your journey happen. Better than watching reruns on cable TV or Netflix.
After watching you exploring Seychelles I thought that was my favorite episode until I watch South Africa and Namibia blew my mind. I would have never thought that a country covered with sand has so much to offer and to explore. The views and pictures from Namibia were spectacular.
All the best! Don't stop. Keep sailing, keep exploring and keep sharing.
Cheers from Canada.
I'm from Cape Town, South Africa, and loved their videos about us, and Namibia too🇿🇦
I need to go back to their South Pacific sailing days which Amy said she enjoyed so much. I'm not a sailor either, yet love their videos.
I've never heard of anyone sailing small boats to Canada but that's probably because it's not on a 'regular sailing route'? I imagine there are some amazing places on your west and east coasts for sailboats to visit. I've always wanted to visit Vancouver, but just generally, Canada has some of the most awesome nature in the world - that I've only seen on tv documentaries unfortunately.
Matt & Amy chose exactly the right time to travel - 6 years ago the world was still - sort of - normal. I think they are so courageous for sticking with it, through the pandemic, and have now circumnavigated the globe. As you mentioned, their videos are so beautifully put together too.
Anyway, all the best to you all the way over there in Canada!
Congratulations to the crew of Florence!! Well Done!!
Felicitaciones, grandioso, DIOS LOS BENDIGA⚘🌬
Congratulations to you both. Still lots more adventures to come. I’m hoping that when you finish you’ll edit a feature length version from start to finish 🎉😊
That was a good one guys. A bit of reflection. What a trip! And to see that the surface of the planet can be (mostly ) benign, if a bit rolly at times. The modern aids to navigation make all the difference do they not? When you think about Magellan doing basically the same thing. But not knowing where he was for months on end, crew dying before his eyes, only faith supporting him. We've come a long way. Happy sailing guys. Keep a'hold.
You have given us all an awesome adventure with your spectacular videos and narration. You really have taken us all along, thank you.
Congratulations on crossing your longitude line! What a wonderful accomplishment!
EXCELLENT, never thought about crossing the SAME Longitude line you left on, but thousands of miles south of it.✅
This channel has now gone to the top of my list! Thank you, Matt and Amy!
You guys are beautiful people in every sense.
of all the many episodes ive watched of your circumnavigation, this was the one i enjoyed the most ... thanks for all the insights and sharing your life with us sofa sailors... ive learnt lots and will remember all your sound advice, you both being dinghy sailors has made the difference offshore and it shows 🙂
Congratulations on your circumnavigation. Thank’s for the time and effort you put in to make these videos. brilliant! Thank you both so much. Cheers!
Congratulations on the milestone!!!!! Loved the reminiscing! ❤️ Always nice to step back and realize your blessings and growth as people, as sailors, and as a couple. Well done! Cheers!🥂Safe voyage!
How nice to reminisce , you have much more than most , memories for a lifetime, I might have to watch you all again, I watch many sailing channels , you have always been in my top five , and anyway the journeys not over yet
You've come so far. Congratulations.
We were meant to do this 20 years ago, but it didn't work that way and looking at what you've done, I wouldn't have had the mettle.
Fair winds to you.
Well done. Lovely to hear about the good bad and the ugly points of your amazing voyage. Something most of us weekend warrior sailers only dream about.
Well done, you two inspirational adventurers from UK - good job! Please don't stop showing this old bullet how it is done ;-)
Congratulations! You two are the real deal~
Great scenery and cloud formation